CPUEmbeddedReleased 2021

MediaTek MT9638

4C/4T · 1.5 GHz

The MediaTek MT9638 is a 4K smart TV system-on-chip announced in March 2021, combining a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU at up to 1.5 GHz with Mali-G52 graphics and a dedicated AI processing unit for AI picture-quality enhancement and super resolution. It decodes AV1, HEVC and VP9 at 4K 60 Hz, supports HDR10+, panels up to 120 Hz with variable refresh rate and MEMC, and local dimming with up to 2,304 zones, along with HDMI 2.1, Wi-Fi 6, Dolby Atmos and far-field voice assistants.

General

Manufacturer: MediaTek
Model: MediaTek MT9638
Segment: Embedded
Generation: Smart TV (MT5xxx/MT9xxx unbranded)
Codename: MT9638
Architecture: ARM64
Microarchitecture: 4× Cortex-A55
Release date: 2021
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads: 4 cores / 4 threads
Base clock: —
Boost clock: 1.50 GHz
TDP (design W): —
Unlocked: ✕ No
L2 cache: —
L3 cache: —
Technology (nm): —

Platform

Socket: —
2-CPU (multi-socket): ✕ No
Integrated GPU: Mali-G52 3EE MC1
Memory type: —
Memory size: —
ECC memory: —
PCIe: —

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions: —
NPU: MediaTek APU

OS support

Notes: A smart TV system-on-chip that runs the television maker's own firmware or TV operating system; it is not offered for Windows, macOS or ChromeOS.

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